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Lo Wai Yin Teaching materials on The Queen Copyrights owned by the author
The Quee n
Frears (2006) English
by Stephen
Teaching Materials (form 3)
Lo Wai Yin
Lo Wai Yin Teaching materials of The Queen Copyrights owned by the author
Guidelines for teachers

Stages
Pre-Watching
Steps
1. Teacher first briefly introduces the film The Queen by Stephen Frears (2006) to the class a week ahead 2. Students are assigned three tasks A-C as homework. They are asked to finished individually by searching information on Queen Elizabeth II online or referring to print work 3. Teacher goes through the three tasks briefly in class to ensure every student understand what they are required to do, Task B in particular as it covers matter of language and content 4. These three tasks are regarded as a mini project on Queen Elizabeth that helps students understand the film afterwards better 5. Two lessons/one day before the film is played, teacher checks their answer by having students demonstrate their work to the whole class, with the help of overhead projector 6. Teacher needs to pay attention to Task B particularly in terms of students use of language
Objectives
By the end of the prewatching tasks, students will be able to 1. search information on Queen Elizabeth II and British Royal Family online or referring to print work, 2. and process information gained, then express in their own words in English.
Whilewatching
1. Teacher first introduces the basic structure of British Royal Family and also British government, i.e. how these two units work without interrupting each other, collision that may be encountered for these two. 2. Students are assigned another three tasks D-F. They are asked to finish these by the end of the lesson in which the film is played 3. Teacher goes through the three tasks quickly, informing students what these three tasks are testing: making inferences, processing information (listening) and summarizing ideas 4. Teacher particularly needs to demonstrate one
By the end of the whilewatching tasks, students will be able to 1. understand and analyze the plot of The Queen by summarizing into their own words with the help timeline frame 2. understand in what way to greet the Royal Family appropriately by listening to a particular scene and making
Lo Wai Yin Teaching materials of The Queen Copyrights owned by the author example of Task D, clearly stating the differences between False and Note Statedthey are confusing to students 5. Students are reminded to make some notes in their words while watching 6. Teacher goes through all the answers if time is allowed, or Task D alone-it covers the skill of making inferences-it meant to be difficult for form. 3 students inferences 3. understand where the words Peoples Princess came from and what it is meant to British people and also to people over the word by listening to the statement made by Tony Blair after the death of Princess Diana Post-watching 1. This task is basically in the form of group discussion among 5 students in a group 2. Students are divided into groups and given ONE specific topic to discuss, e.g. A. Inherited Power VS elected Power; B. Tradition VS Modernization; or C. Instincts of Privacy VS Media Demands 3. Before the discussion starts, teacher explains some terms like modernization, inherited, elected and so on by giving concrete examples from the film or from Hong Kong 4. Students are suggested to write down their ideas on the piece of worksheet given and discuss both views and also their opinions 5. Teacher needs to participate in every group of the class to help interpret and elaborate students ideas when needed 6. Since this may be difficult to f.3 students especially have not much knowledge about British culture. It is assumed that teacher needs to spend one more extra lesson on exploring every collision in dept without making it too academic, so examples for the film are required as a good demonstration By the end of the postwatching task, students will be able to 1. understand in detail what collisions that the Royal Family encounters in the film 2. objectively use appropriate examples from the film to support each side of their topic 3. use English language to conduct a discussion on the collisions involved in the film among their group
Synopsis
When the news of the death of Princess Diana is shocking people in Britain, Queen Elizabeth II decides to take it as a private matter and not to respond to the tragedy. Tony Blair, a newly elected and young Prime Minister understands the peoples need for a word from the Royal Family and also a reassurance. As the collision of media demands for emotional expression and instincts of privacy grows, Tony Blair finds the urge to reconnect The Queen to the people.
Rationale behind The Queen

The Queen by Stephen Frears (2006) was chosen and its teaching materials were set with my belief that Hong Kong students, in general, lack a sense of global matters or literally things around them. With the award-winning film The Queen as a language arts appreciation and also a foundation to introduce British Royal Family and British Government, it is hoped that students will be able to explore more about British culture in terms of its structure of the Royal family and its corelationship with the government. All the Tasks from A-G are like a step-by-step basis to the exploration of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family. By having students search information about The Queen online or with reference to print works ahead as pre-watching tasks (mini project), students will have a brief knowledge about Queen Elizabeth II and the basic structure of her family, which help their understanding of the film and the following tasks afterwards. To ensure every student is engaged in watching the film and able to follow the plots, they are asked to make some notes that help them finish the while-watching tasks. These while-watching tasks do not simply involve skills of listening but also making inferences and summarizing ideas in their own words. The tasks were set with a purpose of leading students to think and organize, instead of simply writing down words they have listened while watching. For the post-watching task, it is meant to be the most difficult one for students at their age. Since the film deliberately delivers the message of collisions The Queen encountered after the death of Princess Diana, rather than sole background information on The Royal Family. Students are expected to conduct a group discussion with their peers on different kinds of collisions they are assigned. Teacher needs to play an important role of assistant and guidance in the task, without interrupting too much. For this, teacher is assumed to have enough preparation, or it will not achieve what is wanted.
Guidelines for students

Pre-watching tasks (A-C):
To help you better understand the film The Queen directed by Stephen Frears (2006), you are suggested to search information about Queen Elizabeth II regarding the three aspects of her early life, her working day and her marriage and family in the Internet, and also asked to finish the three tasks individually. You may wish to visit the official website of the British Monarchyhttp://www.royal.gov.uk/Home.aspx. Format: Homework (Mini Project on Queen Elizabeth II)
While-watching tasks (D-F):

While watching the film The Queen, you are asked to finish the three
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tasks. These tasks involve different skills of processing information, summarizing ideas and also making inferences. You are suggested to read the questions at least once before watching in order to familiarize yourself with the situation, and make some notes while watching. Format: Class work (Listening and short-writing)
Post-watching task (G):

After watching the film The Queen, each of you will be divided into groups of 5. You are asked to conduct a discussion on the topic you are assigned among your group. By doing this, you will be first given a piece of worksheet that leads you to think about two sides of ONE collision you will be discussing, i.e. A. Inherited Power VS elected Power; B. Tradition VS Modernization; or C. Instincts of Privacy VS Media Demands. Format: Class work (Group discussion on the different collisions encountered throughout The Queen)
Task A: Early life The following is an incomplete profile of Queen Elizabeth II in her early life. You may need to find some information on the Internet to help you finished this task. Full name Name after (3 people)
Date of birth Place of birth The first child of whom Year in which Princess Margaret was born Year in which her grandfather, King George V died Year in which her father acceded to the throne as King Edward VIII Place receive education Interests to
Task B: Working day The Queens work is basically divided into three parts: Morning, Afternoon and Evening. Morning work is usually
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claimed to be busiest among the three. Complete the following timeline for her morning section. Write ONE word in each space. Note that the most suitable word may or may not appear in the article. The first one has been done for you as an example.
Every morning, The Queen chooses a selection among approximately 300 letters from the public to read herself and tells members of her staff how she would like them to be responded. She will then see, separately, two of her Private Secretaries with the daily quota of official papers and documents.
The Queen receives from government ministers, and from her representatives in the Commonwealth and foreign countries, information in the form of policy papers, Cabinet documents, telegrams, letters and other State papers, which are sent up to her by the Private Secretaries in the famous 'red boxes'. All of these papers have to be read and, where necessary, approved and signed. The Queens working schedule often follows by a series of official meetings or 'audiences'. She will see a number of important people, including overseas ambassadors and high commissioners, newly appointed British ambassadors, senior members of the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces on their appointment and retirement, and English bishops and judges on their appointment. The Queen may also meet a number of people who have won prizes or awards in a variety of fields such as literature or science, to present them individually with their prize. If there is an Investiture, She usually meets around 100 people at each Investiture to present Orders, decorations and medals. The Queen will often lunch privately. Every few months, she and The Duke of Edinburgh will invite a dozen guests from a wide variety of backgrounds to an informal lunch. On a regional visit, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh lunch with a wide variety of people in places ranging from town halls to hospitals.
A selection of letters from the public is 1). __chosen__ by The Queen to be read. The Queen tells members of her staff in what 2). _____________ she would like to respond those letters. Only two of her Private Secretaries will meet The Queen regarding official papers and 3). _________________. Information in the form of papers from government 4). _________________, her representatives in Commonwealth and 5). _________________ countries is first received by The Private Secretaries then given to The Queen in the 6). d____________ red boxes. The Queen has to read all of these papers, and give 7). ______________ and sign if needed. The Queen will then see a number of important people ranging from those who are from 8). ______________ to 9). ______________. For those who have won prizes or awards in different fields are 10).______________ their prize individually from The Queen. During lunchtime, The Queen often enjoy it 11). ______________ having the media to join.
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A dozen guests with different backgrounds will be invited by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh to a 12). c___________ lunch.
Task C: Marriage and Family The following is an incomplete Windsor family tree, in which it shows some members of the familys lineage from George V, Queen Elizabeth IIs paternal grandfather, onwards. You
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are asked to finish it by filling their names, year of birth and year of death if necessary. George V 1867-1953
Queen Elizabeth II
Lady Diana Spencer (
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Task D: How to greet The Queen In The Queen, Tony Blair (starred Michael Sheen), and his wife Cherie Blair (starred Helen McCrory) are told how to greet The Queen, right after he has been elected to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Finish this task by choosing the best answer and blacken ONE circle only for each statement. The first one has been done for you as an example. True False Not stated
a). Robin Janvrin will knock the door before Tony Blair and his wife reach the audience room. b). Robin Janvrin and Tony Blair will go straight inside the audience room without having to wait to be called. c). Standing by the door, they bow three times from the neck. d). Tony Blair has to introduce himself to The Queen. e). Tony Blair has to bow to The Queen again before shaking her hand. f). They have to turn their body back when they leave the audience room. g). They have to say Nice to meet you Maam to The Queen before leaving.
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Task E: Tony Blairs Statement Tony Blair makes his first statement to the public after the death of The Princess Diana in a car accident in Paris. The following is an incomplete speech that he makes, fill in the blanks with an appropriate word. Your answers must be correct in both language and content.
Whose own life was often, sadly, touched by 1)._____________. She touched
the lives of so many others in Britain, 2). ________________ the world with joy
and with comfort. The people everywhere not just 3). _____________ in Britain,
everywhere. They 4). ________________ faith with Princess Diana. They
5)._____________ her. They 6). _____________ her. They regarded her
7). _____________ one of the people. She was the 8). _________________
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Princess. And thats how she will 9). ______________, how she will remain in
our 10). ____________ and 11). ___________ our memories, forever.
The statement was adapted from The Queen by Stephen Frears (2006)
Task F: The 8 Days The director of The Queen, Stephen Frears simply divided the whole story into 8 main days, from the night Princess Diana was fatally injured in a car accident in Paris on 30 August 1997, till her funeral back to the United kingdom on 6 September 1997. Now, you are asked to complete the
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table below, filling in the date, place, people involved and sentences to summarize the incident of each day. Date/ place People involved Summarized incident
30 August 1997 Paris
Princess Diana,
6 Septem ber 1997 UK Task G: Collisions
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A. Inherited Power VS Elected Power
Inherited Power
The British Royal Family -
Elected Power
Tony Blair, newly elected Prime Minister
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B. Tradition VS Modernization
Tradition
Modernizatio n
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The Royal Familys reaction to the death of Diana, they keep a vey British stiff upper-lip The burial of Dodi Al Fayhed, according to Muslim culture he is buried soon after his death The initial plans Dianas funeral for -
Tony Blair, newly elected Prime Minister The British (newspapers etc) press
The British people-their desire for a public funeral and general outpouring of emotion The changing of Dianas funeral arrangements by the Royal Family
C. Instincts of Privacy VS Media Demands
Instinct of
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Media
Privacy
-
Demands
The British (newspapers etc) press
The initial plans for Dianas funeral
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~The End~
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Teaching Materials (form 3)

Guidelines for teachers

Rationale behind The Queen

Guidelines for students

While-watching tasks (D-F):

Post-watching task (G):

Lady Diana Spencer (

everywhere. They 4). ________________ faith with Princess Diana. They

5)._ her. They 6). _ her. They regarded her

our 10). __ and 11). _ our memories, forever.

30 August 1997 Paris

6 Septem ber 1997 UK Task G: Collisions

A. Inherited Power VS Elected Power

C. Instincts of Privacy VS Media Demands

The initial plans for Dianas funeral

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